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RECORD CROWDS
AT OPENING OF
BIG AUTO SHOW
Thousands Attend Eighth An
nual Exhibit in Emerson-
Brantingham Building
Shortly before seven o'clock Sat
urday evening last thousands of bril
liant Mazdas cast their rays over the
highly polished models; salesmen and
spectators alike stood about waiting
for that witching hour of seven. With
a crash of melody the orchestra an
nounced the opening of the Eight An
nual Automobile Show and businee be
gan.
Green and white Is the scheme car
ried throughout, and grouped here and
there are beautiful palms, ferns and
tropical plants.
Two floors of the immense Kmerson
Brantingham building, corner of Tenth
and Market streets, are devoted to the
auto show, and each floor carries its
full quota or 1917's "ultimate" exam
ples of the American automobile engi
neer's artifice. From a casual exami
nation of the scores and scores of ex
hibited cars, the uppermost fact in
mind is the careful attention to the
comfort of passengers and driver alike.
Upholstery is more gorgeous than ever
before: seats are deeper; driving ar
rangements are more simply and con
veniently located. Apparently, the day
of the enclosed car has arrived for
a great percentage of the manufactur
ers have adopted the "permanent," or
stationary top, with removable, or dis
appearing plate glass panels, giving the
appearance of what some of the mak
ers call a Sedan Touring model.
Few Motor Clinnue*
Speaking as a whole, there has been
little, if any, change in the wheelbase
over former years. Also, there has
been liiiie tendency towards motor
changes, most of the engineers appar
ently devoting their energies to body
improvements, with but one object in
view; greater comfort and a keener
sense of luxury to the owner. Prices,
of course, are higher than last year,
■which is to be expected, considering
the greatly increased labor oost but at
no point is there any sugestion of hav
ing cheapened the product to keep the
prices down.
Every year at the Automobile Show
there is keen competition for the first
sale, and this year the laurels go to
new hands. The first sale of this year's
show goes to the credit of H. F. Wll
loughby, manager of the Velle-Harrls
burg Co., local distributors of the fam
ous Biltwell line. The sale was made
to Harrv R. Kough, Sixth and Reily
8-.. — r,* the law firm of Kough,
Brightbill and Kline. Mr. Kough
bought a five-passenger Velie Biltwell,
with white wood wheels, to be deliv
ered at once. The sale, accordin- to
Mr. Willoughby, was made at 7.35 p. m.,
just thirty-five minutes after the show
was formally opened. The first truck
sale of the show was put across bj
I. W. Dill, of the Penn-Mar Auto Co.,
distributors of the famous Republic
line of trucks. This sale was made
to Edgar Weaver, of Saltillo, Pa., and
was consummates within an hour after
the show was formally opened.
A record crowd of "first nighters"
was on hand and all voiced their ap
proval of the efforts of the show com
mittee in putting across what is ex
pected to be the most successful auto
show in the history of the local club.
About 17,000 square feet of floor space
Is devoted to the auto and accessory
exhibit, and 42 exhibitors, representing
over 125 models.
A fairly concise idea of the year's
Improvements may be had from the
following:
Apperaoa
The Apperson car for 1917 is known
as the Roadaplane. The same chassis
1s used for either a six or an eight, the
two engines being interchangeable. The
Bix has a 3% by 5 L-head block engine,
rated at 48-horsepower, and the eight,
3H by 5-type, rated at SS-horsepower.
The wheelbase in both is 128 inches. A
float feed automatic type of carbureter,
positive pressure feed lubrication, hol
low crankshaft, vacuum gasoline feed,
dual ignition system with distributor
and storage battery, two unit 6-volt
starting and lighting system, disk
clutch of the dry-plate type, selective
eliding gear transmission, with three
speeds forward and reverse, and worm
gear type of steering gear, are a few
of the features of construction on both
of the new models.
Ilrlnror
During the year Briscoe has added
a new car, fitted with a four-cylinder
engine with detachable head. In this
engine the cylinder block unit includes
the exhaust manifold and also the up
per half of the crankcase. The de
tachable head gives access to the valve
chambers and combustion space and the
left part of the top is taken up by
a large water outlet connection for the
thermo-syphon system. The lower half
of the crankcase is made up of a
pressed steel pan.
llulck
During the year the Buick has com
pleted its line and will enter the 1917
season with a range of cars including
a small four, a small six and a larger
six. The smaller six is continued over
from a year ago without change. The
little four was introduced in July and
Is being turned out in large quantities,
while the larger six is the latest addi
tion and makes its appearance for the
first time at this seasons' shows. The
little four is recognizably Buick
throughout. The new six-cylinder model
does not supplant any of the Buick
cars, but simply completes the line to
Include a car of larger passenger ca
pacity. It is a valve-in-head type much
along the lines of other Buicks, with
the exception of a few departures in
the valve mechanism and in the drive.
Chevrolet
The Chevrolet Eight is an entirely
new car with a valve-ln-head engine,
with a double cowl body, which is the
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; last word in body style. The dimen-]
| sions are 3-HX4, and the overhead valves
iare carried in detachable head. The!
cylinders are cast in two blocks, and
j the upper halves of the crankcases are
' integral. The two fours complete the
line. The principal change in the four
; ninety is the adoption of quarter-ellip
' tic front springs. On the Baby Grand
; four cantilever rear springs are a nov-
I elty, and the wheelbase is now 112
i instead of 106 inches. Stewart vacuum j
| fuel feed is used instead of air pres- i
sure.
Chandler
I The Chandler 1917 chassi remains un
changed since its announcement during
the early months of 1916. Some new
closed bodies have recently been added
in the form of convertible coupe and
convertible sedan. Both are Springfield
■ types and have seating capacities of
four and seven. No new features of
an engineering nature are to be noted.
Chalmers
! Taking their light six practically un-
I changed from the 1016 to the 1917
j season, the Chalmers Company have
! been concentrating upon manufactur
, ing detail so as to produce the design
in the best possible way. Practically
the only alteration in design is the use
of larger brakes.
Cadillac
This is the third year for Cadillac ;
j eight-cylinder cars, and the current
( Model 55 shows no marked changes as
l compared with the previous years. The
! wheelbase has been increased three ,
| inches to 125 inches, the increase being
j taken up in providing more body room
and at the same time having the effect
of making the car easier riding. The
longer car has also been improved in
appearance by crowned fenders and a
molding around the side of t)ie body.
In the upholstery work Cadillac is
using the plaited instead of the tufted
' leather and the material itself is dull
| grained instead of the glazed. In the
i way of new equipment, Gabriel Snub
' bers have been added, and in color the
! Cadillac for 1917 is a deep blue instead:
j of the dark green formerly used.
Dodge
! Dodge cars are larger this year. The
wheelbase has been increased thre and
one-half inches from 110 to 113%, mak
i ing the car longer and the radiator
land corresponding lines have been rais
! Ed on account of a two-inch increase
in height. Thus the entire car is corre
spondingly more roomy. Mechanically
the power plant remains the same and
: what changes there are occur in the
drive units.
Ford
| As compared with a year ago the
! Ford is an entirely new car in appear
ance. In the middle of August last
' year three changes were made. They
jwere: the fitting on an entirely new
radiator of black enamel, the use of the
: sloping hood and the addition of crown
; fenders. The new radiator reduces con
! siderably the amount of brass used on
I the Ford car. as it is a simple stamp
! ing in two pieces.
Hupmobile
Only minor changes have been made
on the Hupmobile and these consist
largely in details of finish rather than
in mechanical improvements. Probably
the most important mechanical change
is in the redesigning of the clutch
; linkage, allowing the clutch to be dls
l engaged with much less effort. An in
! novation in the way of lighting is also
] a rather prominent feature of the 1917
1 Hupmobile.
Haynra
! At the last show the twelve-cylinder
Ilaynes was announced, the chassis be
i ing identical with that employed for
the six-cylinder. The six-cylinder has
not been altered In any way. the fac
tory having devoted the whole of its
' attention this year to increasing the
j volume of the output. One of the old
est cars in the United States, the
j Haynes is made practically throughout
iin the one plant. It is at present the
| principal user of the Lcece-Neville two
junit electric system.
' The Hudson Super-Six is now just a
| year old and mechanically remains the
; same. This model was introduced at
j the show a year ago and was fea-
I tured by the use of a crankshaft de
j signed particularly to permit of high
j rotative speeds. This car introduced
I the discussion on counter-balanced
I crankshafts which has been one of the
features of engineering discussions dur
ing the year. A new oiling system was
; employed on this car to take care of
j the higher speeds of the engine. One
I refinement the Hudson has added
i during the year is the placing of the
| temperature control of the water di
rectly into the driver's hands. A num
ber of little body refinements have
also been added, bringing the car up
to the 1917 standard.
Jackson
Changes in the Jackson line during
the year consist in the addition of an
eight-cylinder car with a valve-in-head
; engine. The only difference between
' this car and the other Jacksons is in
j the power plant, as the specifications
; of the new model include all the fea
tures of the others, such as full elliptic
| springs, front and rear. Zenith duplex
carbureter, Stewart vacuum feed, Auto-
Lite Starting and Lighting and Remy
.ignition. This new Eight leads the
Jackson line for 1917,
Jeltery
The six-cylinder new car which is
larger than the previous Jeffery six and
resembles the four-cylinder job more
, closely. For example, the hand brake
is located on the back of the gear box
and another brake feature is the
j mounting of the pull rods on the rear
brakes outside the fratoie, and even
outside the spring, thus making them
very accessible. A notable point of
: the design Is that the strainer and oil
pump can be removed from the bottom
of the crankcase without disturbing
the other parts.
King
The King Eight has been continued
with- refinements. Mechanically there
j are no changes which rank as Impor
j tant or radical. The brakes have been
I improved, there is a new gasoline syg
i tem, the Stewart vacuum, the radiator
!is larger and better shaped, the tie
: rod yoke has been redesigned and there
are one or two small alterations In the
I crankshaft.
Maxwell
For the coming season the Maxwell
car remains unchanged. There were a
number of alterations that went into
the 1916 production about a year ago,
and these have brought the car up to
date, so that no change has been found
necessary. The changes which were
made in the 1916 run are in line with
well defined tendencies.
National
The Six, which has a Continental
engine, specially built for the Na
| tional Co., is not much changed, and
the two chassis are now practically
identical, except for the engines.
Rather more power is being obtained
from the Six by careful attention to
j detail and the bodies for both cars
are improved editions of those used
last year. It will be remembered that
j National uses long cantilever springs
that are exceptionally fiat under nor
mal load and are mounted in a way
i j that supports the frame without side
warping stresses. A rather large num
i ber of leaves Is put in these springs.
> I Overland
As before, there are two four-cylin-
I der Overlands and a Six. The larger of
' the two Fours is unchanged except for
• body alterations. The smaller, which
j supplants the model 75 put on the mar
' J ket in the Fall of 1915, is known as
i | the model 90. This Is a lart-er car with
] the same size engine end pa. takes gen
' erally of the characteristics of the
• model 75. Two wheelbases are made.
| The shorter of these takes a* roadster
• | body and a new body known as the
: I Country Club car. This wheelbase is
I 104 Inches. On the larger, with 106-
j Inch wheelbase, a five-passenger tour
j ing body is fitted. Vacuum fuel feed
14 is used instead of the previous cowl
tank and the touring body is entirely
redesigned.
Oakland
Oakland cars for 1017 are roomier,
easier riding and more powerful than
their predecessors. A new body has
been added and a number of detail me
chanical changes incorporated. The ex
terior appearance is so much changed
that it. is difficult to compare the
body with the old. It is 6 inches longer
and of this 5 inches has been taken up
by increasing the depth of the ton
neai\ and the other inch in enlarging
the front compartments. Besides this,
the radiator is entirely new, having a
deeper shell and a flat Instead of a
rounded front. This refined model is
known as 34 and is a continuation of
the 32. Model 50, t'ne eight-cylinder
car, is continued without change.
Packard
Although the twelve-cylinder Pack
ard 1917 model is essentially the same
as that of the previous year there
have been several detail changes of
which probably the most interesting
Is the use of a new type of manifold.
Another change which makes for the
accessibility and has manufacturing
advantage is the substitution of detach
able cylinder heads for the integral
pattern. The rest of the car is un
altered except for a decrease in the
height of the frame, which has been
brought some two inches nearer the
ground, giving the car a much lower
appearance.
Pferlc
There are practically no changes in
the Peerless eight, new a year ago.
An Ingenious detail would attract at
tention quite apart from the general
fine engineering and good finish asso
ciated with the name. This is an at
tachment to the handle of the level
cock which shows the oil level in the
crankcase and is so arranged that when
the'cock is open the hood cannot be
closed. Thus, should a driver forget
to close the level gauge the fact will
be brought to his notice.
Pullman
Changes made tend mainly toward
greater driving convenience, as for in
stance, the addition of an adjustment
to the pedals. Another thing making
for convenience is the removal of the
junction box to a new location on the
cowl board.
Paige
The wheelbase on the larger Six has
been Increased from 124 to 127 inches.
This naturally tended to lengthening
the propeller shaft a distance of four
inches. In order to accommodate this
increase in length and still maintain
the required rigidity the drive has been
broken at the center of the propeller
shaft. In the finish and equipment of
the car there have been some improve
ments. notably in the double cowl ef
fect with mahogany finished panel back
of the front seats.
' Pathfinder
The Pathfinder twelve is the flrt
stock car to be equipped with a body
in which the spare wheels or tires can
be stowed away in a comportment ar
ranged beneath the back of the frame.
This is undoubtedly the best place to
keep such spares but previously it has
always seemed impossible to find tll\3
space. The Pathfinder engineers have
somehow discovered the answer. Of
course, this gives the car an entirely
new rear-end appearance, although this
has none of the clumsiness which
might be anticipated. Not only does
the body contain two spare wheels, but
it also conceals the top.
Reo will continue its Six and Four
of last year for the coming season.
There are a number of improvements,
however, In the car, as compared with
a year ago. On the Six there is an en
tirely new body with sloping wind
shield, an auxiliary feat which now
folds into the back of the front seat,
new plaited upholstery in place of the
tufted, and better equipment, such as
robe cords on the backs of the front
seats, and a top which is rounded oft
in this car, giving a limousine effect.
Saxon
A number of important changes both
in the bodies and mechanically, make
the new Saxon considerably improved
cars. The Saxon four has been brought
up to the demands of the public for
fully equipped cars by supplying it with
full electric equipment, including n
two-unit Wagner starting and lighting
system, an electric horn and a speed
ometer. The Six is also a much better
appearing car than its predecessor, the
improvement being largely in the alter
ation of the body lines.
Studcbnker
Studebaker is continuing its four and
six standardized models with several
minor changes. Better engine perform
ance has been secured this year by the
reduction of 12 V 4 P<?r cent, on the
weight of the reciprocating parts. From
a manufacturing standpoint, the Stude
baker cars are interesting, because of
their standardization. The two power
plants are exactly alike in design, ex
cept that one is a four and the other
is a six. It will be remembered that
these cars were redesigned for the 1916
season to secure this standardization
and also to bring the product up to
date. This plan has worked out suc
cessfully, as is evidenced by the few
changes that it has been found neces
sary to make during the year.
Stuti
To this company belongs the honor of
placing the first sixteen valve engine
on the market. The engine is a Wis
consin and of T head formation, there
being two valves on each side of the
cylinder and, of course, two cam
shafts.
Velle
Almost identically the same two Sixes
change being that the small Six is
again characterized by an extreme sim
plicity equipped with Timken axles.
Velie is of chassis, being among the
earliest to use Hotchkiss drive and the
straight tapered frame. There are a
number of new body types for the small
Six, several of these being of a mark
edly distinctive character.
Wlllys-Knlght
Except for certain modifications in
the body, which is much handsomer in
outline and considerably better finish
ed, the only change in the Willys-
Knight Four is the substitution of Con
necticut battery ignition for the mag
neto. The eight-cylinder Knight model
isjthe feature of the Willys-Overland
list. The new Knight is in reality
nothing radical. Ordinary Knight prac
tice is incorporated in the V-block,
which has proven so successful in the
last three years in poppet design. The
eight cylinders are cast in two blocks
of four and have bore and stroke di
mensions.
RATIFY CHINESE STAXD
Tokio, Feb. 12. Viscount Motono,
Japanese minister of Foreign Affairs,
at a conference with the Chinese
minister yesterday approved the at
titude to China towards Germany as
it has been expressed in China's reply
to the German note on unrestricted
submarine warfare, according to the
newspapers to-day. The approval, it
•is said, was on the ground that -the
ppsition taken by China would aid in
uprooting German influence in the
Far East and be of benefit to the
entente.
HAIDER ACTIVITIES CAUSE
BAHAMA RESORTS TO CLOSE
New York, I'eb. 12. The German
sea raiding activities in the southern
Atlantic have terminated abruptly
the winter resort season in the Ba
hama Islands, according to persons
who arrived here to-day on the steam
ship Morro Castle. Hotels have closed
because the Britishe ordered lights out
at night, passengers said and hun
dreds of tourists have fled from the
islands, causing the business places
they patronize to close.
NEWS OF STEELTON '
SCHWAB BUYS IN
LEHIGH COKE CO.
$15,000,000 Corporation at
South Bethlehem Sold by
German Interests
South Bethlehem, Pa., Feb. 12. —|
With the official announcement by the'
Bethlehem Steel Company that it and
not the Pittsburgh By-products Com
pany, as first announced, was the pur
chaser of the Lehigh Coke Company
plant, a $15,000,000 corporation, U.'C
mystery surrounding the real pur
chaser of this plant is Cleared uj>.
This business transaction confirms a
news dispatch from Berlin about three
weeks ago that the German interests
in the plant, the Deutsches Bank, had
about completed arrangements l'or the
transfer of their stock to the Bethle
hem Steel Company.
The Bethlehem Steel Company to
day took over the active management
of the plant at Didier. a suburb. In
the reorganization E. G. Grace, presi
dent of the Bethlehem Steel Company
and Corporation, was elected chair
man of the board and W. Frank Rob
erts, at present vice-president of the
Bethlehem Steel Company, was made
president with C. A. Buck vice-presi
dent. B. H. Jones was elected secre
tary and treasurer and F. A. Sliick
comtroller. These men all occupy
similar positions with the steel com
pany. It is announced that for the
time being the plant will continue to
be operated under the name of the
Lehigh Coke Company.
Steelton Snapshots
Community Choir Meeting. The
weekly meeting of the borough com
munity ehotr will be held in the First
Methodist Church this evening. Miss
Pearl Beidel will sing a solo.
Lodge to Attend. —Steelton Council,
No. 162, Order of Independent Ameri
cans, will attend a booster meeting of
Mount Vernon Council, at Harrisburg,
to-morrow evening. Local members
will leave Front and Locust streets at
7.30 o'clock.
Freshmen Win. —The borough high
school freshman basketball team de
feated Ilummelstown High School sec
ond team Friday evening; score, 4 8
to 7.
Small Fire. —Firemen of the bor
ough had some difficulty in fighting a
fire in a small brick building used for
storage of baled paper by the Steelton
Store Company, located near the com
pany's stables, last evening on account
of frozen water pipes. The damage
was slight.
Miss ltourkc to Sing. —A special fea
ture of this evening's entertainment of
St. James' Catholic Church bazar, be
ing held in Frey's Hall, will be the
singing of Miss Edith Rourke, of
St. Patrick's Cathedral choir, of Har
risburg.
Mrs. Dennis Fractures Hip.—ln a
fall yesterday afternoon Mrs. Margaret
Dennis, aged 65, of 531 North Front
street, sustained a fractured right hip.
She was treated at the Harrisburg
Hosnital.
Finish Exams.—Midwinter exami
nations at the borough high school
were finished to-day.
Not Much Sickness. —Reports of the
Board of Health for January to-day,
showed that there has not been much
sickness in the borough during the
new year. Twenty-three cases of dif
ferent diseases were reported. One of
these was smallpox, another diph
theria and five pneumonia, while the
remainder were of a mmor character.
A special meeting of the Health Board
will be held Monday, February 26.
The State health code will be adopted
at this meeting.
Goes to Florida. —Mrs. J. M. Heagy,
president of the borough Civic Club,
left for Miami, Florida, this morning
where she will remain a month.
Back in Collections. —On account of
the cold weather, garbage collections
in the borough are now two days late,
according to Street Commissioner
Jacob Meshey this morning. Commis
sioner Meshey eypects to catch up in
the work in a few days.
St. John's Activities. —The monthly
meeting of the church council of St.
John's Lutheran Church will be held
this evening. A.meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Society will be held to-morrow
evening at the home of Mrs. G. M.
Long, North Front street. The Young
Peoples' Missionary Society will meet
at the home of Miss Mary Dunkle, 120
Lincoln street, Thursday evening at
7:30. The Christian Kndeavor Society
will hold a social at the home of Miss
Bernice Paxton, 231 Myers street,
Thursday evening.
GERMAN QI'ARTET CI,I B GIVE
SERVICES TO UNITED STATES
The German Quartet Club of a
membership of 200, Saturday, decided
to send a telegram to President Wil
son offering him the full support of
all members for any purpose, during
the present crisis with Germany. Fol
lowing speeches by Burgess Fred Wig
field and Edward Moesleln, of Harris
burg, yesterday the club decided to
give their support to this country.
WATER LINES FREEZE
Zero weather has its effects on the
water lines in the borough. To-day
large forces of men were at work in
different sections of the borough re
pairing leaks. Several fire plugs were
frozen and this occupied the time of
several forces of workmen.
EIRE COMPANY BANQUET
The West Side Hose Company ban
quet held Saturday night was attended
by nearly 50 firemen. The Highspire
Band furnished music for the affair.
The entertainment committee which
had charge Is composed of John Snell,
W. Leeder and Bent Schrauder.
CONVENTION OF
SCHOOL BOARDS
Directors From Every District
in Dauphin County Will
Attend Sessions
Nearly 200 directors representing .
each district in Dauphin county will
attend the midwinter convention of
the Dauphin County School Directors
Association in the borough high school
auditorium Friday evening and Satur-
day morning.
The Friday evening session will be
held at 7:30 o'clock. Lee Driver, su
perintendent of schools at Randolph
county, Indiana, will be the principal
speaker at this session. The Kev.
G. N. Laulter, pastor of the local St.
John's Lutheran Church, will havo
charge ot the devotional exercises.
Superintendent L. K. McGlnnes will
give tlie aauress of welcome and S. a.
Pick, of Alillersburg, president of the
association, will respond. S. E.
Mitchell, president of Delaware Col
lege, at .SuKai'K, Delaware, will speak
at this session. The high school or
chestra will play several selections.
| Ihe Saturuay morning meeting will
| convene at 1) o'clock. S. E. Mitchell
ana buperintenuent Driver will also
| speak at tins session. Alusic by the
beventh ana eighth grades of the bor
ough schools will be a feature of this
meeting.
On tile executive committee are S. S.
Pick, Miliersburg, president; John
Clemson, of lialuax, first vice-presi
dent; Dr. D. S. Schaffner, of Enhaut,
second vice-president; W. H. Horner,
of ouerlin, secretary, and W. 11. Nell,
ot the borough, treasurer.
ENTERTAIN S CLU I!
Members of tiie £>. U. K. Club were
entertained by Mrs. P. it. ilollenback
at her home, 2611 South Second street,
Friday evening. The guests included
.Miss Olive Thomas, Aiiss Margaret
Wheeler, Miss .Lucy Teahl, Miss Sue
Long, Miss Opal McCann, Miss iva
j Nett, Miss Lilly Dong, Mrs. George
j Danner, Mrs. 11. M. Cressweli and
| Mrs. E. D. Moretz.
| CHARLES N. 1IOI,TON" MADE
j ASSISTANT PURCHASING AGENT
It was unofficially announced to
day that Charles K. Ilolton, assistant
jto the vice-president of the local steel
plant and formerly assistant to Vice-
President John V. W. Keynders, of
the Pennsylvania Steel Company, has
been appointed assistant purchasing
agent of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany at Bethlehem.
TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
The fifty-third anniversary of the
organization of Carthage Lodge, 194,
j Knights of Pythias, will be observed
I with an entertainment at its head-
I quarters. Second and Walnut streets,
jtliis evening. The Kev. Thomas
I Reisch, pastor of Christ Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Harrisburg, will be
I the principal speaker. Past Chan
cellor I?. F. McNear, Sr., who organ
iped Carthage Lodge are its oldest
j past chancellor, will be presented with
la token by one of the lodge members.
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
I The fourth week of the evangelistic
■ services at Cententary United Breth
ren Church will open to-morrow night,
j A delegation from Oberlin will attend
j the services. A special service for men
| will be held to-morrow evening. Yes
| terday eight were baptized and four
! teen taken into the church by the
j Rev. A. K. Wier, pastor. Last night
!there were eighteen converts, totaling
\ 07 since the opening of the campaign.
1IOLI) JACORY FUNERAL
Funeral services for Mrs. Jacoby,
| mother of Charles Japohy, who died
iat the home of her son, 307 South
| Second street, Friday night, were held
this afternoon. The Rev. A. K. Wier,
j pastor of Centenary United Brethren
j Church, officiated. Burial was made
at Newville.
JOSEPH K. HARI/ACIIER
Funeral services for Joseph K. Har
j laeher, aged 51. an Austrian, who died
I Saturday at his home, 206 Myers
: street, from a complication of diseases,
j were held to-day. Ho is survived by
| his wife. Emma, and four sons, George,
Victor, Warren and Frank. He was a
member of Paxtang Tribe, No. 241,
Improved Order of Red Men, Knights
of Pythias and Steelton Camp, No.
5G89, Modern Woodmen of America.
WANT GAS RESTRICTION LAW
Clarksburr. W. Va., Feb. 12. —■
With scores of manufacturing plants
j throughout West Virginia temporarily
| closed down because of the shortage
:of natural gas, important interests
| here to-day announced that they
| would immediately ask the Legisla
ture to enact a law forbidding the
export of gas until all demands within
the State had been supplied.
DESIGNATES WATER POWER
Washington, Feb. 12. Secretary
Lane designated to-day as actually or
prospectively valuable water power
J lands, approximately 750,000 acres
I along the Colorado river and other
streams in Arizona to preserve oppor
tunity for future development of a
large amount of electrical power in
the State.
SEEK TO SAVE CRUISER
Eureka, Cal., Feb. 12. The
Navy Department has not given up
hope of saving the stranded cruiser
Milwaukee and is willing, it was stat
ed here to-day, unofficially, to spend
[5750,000 if at that cost, the vessel
can bo made available for service
within six months.